What color is #A28477?

#A28477 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A28477?

The RGB value is 162, 132, 119: 162 red, 132 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A28477?

The complementary color is #7795A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A28477?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A28477 color

#A28477 rgb(162, 132, 119)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A28477 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 51.8% green and 46.7% blue (162, 132, 119).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 27% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#A28477 color codes

HEX	`#A28477`
RGB	`rgb(162, 132, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 51.8%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 27%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.58, 9.43, 11.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.58, 14.75, 50.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.482, 25.517, 20.98)`
Decimal	`10650743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A28477, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A28477	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A28477 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A28477 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a28477; }
.text { color: #a28477; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a28477; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 132 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a28477, #a29a77); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A28477?: #A28477 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A28477?: The RGB value is 162, 132, 119: 162 red, 132 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A28477?: The complementary color is #7795A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A28477?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.